New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

Hello everyone!

Since the old rdesktop frontend only worked intermittently, I've written a new one! It's called pyrdesktop, and it's available in diablo and chinook extras. Features include: sound, multiple remote desktop profiles, the ability to toggle almost all command line options. The current version is 1.5.0-2.
Here's a nice big green install button (now in diablo and chinook extras:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/46230/install_button.png
And, here's some screenshots:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/46230/pyrdesktop-ss1.png
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/46230/pyrdesktop-ss2.png

Please report bugs and feature requests here, or at the rdesktop garage page. This is still a work-in-progress, so stay tuned for updates!

Changelog:
1.5.0-6
-- Removed dbus imports... again...
1.5.0-5
-- Fixed issue with python-launcher
1.5.0-4
-- Fixed to use python-launcher
-- Removed dbus imports
-- Fixed dependencies
1.5.0-2
-- Threading! The gui will stay open after a rdesktop session is opened.
-- Auto-reconnect! With a countdown dialog! Say cancel within 6 seconds, and it won't auto-reconnect. Say ok, and it will reconnect immediately.
-- Connection detection (that sounds pretty cool...) If you try to open a session and you're not connected to the internet, your device will attempt to connect.
-- Auto-load last opened profile. Close the gui, reopen it, and whichever profile you had opened will reopen automagically!
-- Fixed error code reporting.
-- NOTE: some of these changes are still a bit experimental. I tested as much as I could, but PLEASE report any bugs you find!
1.3.2-3
-- Fixed save and delete buttons
-- Added icons to menu items
1.3.2-2
-- Small change in about dialog.
1.3.2-1
-- Added support of console mode. Thanks for testing, sds910!
1.3.1-2
-- Added multiple remote desktop profiles.
-- Added "advanced options"
-- Added some error checking in connections
-- Fixed pyrdesktop not loading if no rdesktop settings were previously saved
-- Various other small changes/fixes
1.0.0 -- Initial release

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

Works great for me so far.

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

It installed with no issue, but when I try and launch it nothing happens, no crash,no error msg, nothing. Looked in gConf and program is NOT LISTED there either.

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

Thanks for your efforts! You appear to be one of the few people with dev skills willing to work on what I see as a crucial application for the NITs. Here are some suggestions if you plan to continue development.

-Allow the user to save multiple server/username/password combinations. I remotely administer half a dozen computers using RDP on a daily basis. Would be really nice to not have to type in the info each and every time.

-Ability to minimize an RDP session would be nice

-Right mouse button emulation of some sort.

-Ability to send arbitrary keystrokes/combos, including characters not on the N800/N810 keyboards.

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

Wow, you need more thanks!
Cant wait to try this out.

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

tj110158: Hm, that's strange. The best help I can give you is a bit complicated. Try editing the program file (gainroot, then edit /usr/local/bin/rdesktop.py with your favorite editor), and change the first line from:
to:
Then, exit out of root and run:
And post what error messages that throws out. It's possible there was a dependency I missed when entering the dependencies in. Also, what OS version are you running? I'm running diablo, and there could be a bug I'm not seeing because of different OS versions.

Rocketman:
Glad to hear you like it. Being able to have multiple RDP profiles was one of the reasons I wrote this actually. This is just the first version, to make sure that I am able to get all the backend working, and now I need to work on features like that. I plan on being able to have unlimited RDP profiles, but I also need to work out how to store the information. I do have some ideas, just not how sure they'll work. I'm still begining my development with python. Unfortunately, I don't know C (which rdesktop is actually written in, I just wrote the GUI), so I'm not sure I'll be able to add some of the features you requested. Although, I also miss having the ability to minimize an RDP session, so that might be a feature you'll see.

Others:
Glad to hear you like it!

I'm actually sitting in the airport right now, and as I said, I'm not sure how much I'll be able to visit the forums, etc. this week. Next week I should be able to get bugs fixed and work on some new features, though.

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

Judged by the post, this is well received. Anybody pics?

bun

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

here you go bunanson :http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll2/El-Amir/rd.png

Works great btw! thanks!

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

You said it!:D

Re: New rDesktop (with new frontend)
 

*points to screenshot* Huh? Is sound working remotely?